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Jaume Plensa
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
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Description
- Jaume Plensa
- Self Portrait with Tree
- incised with the artists initials and numbered 5-5
- bronze
- 79 by 50 by 70cm.; 31 by 19 3/4 by 27 1/2 in.
- Executed in 2007, this work is number 5 from an edition of 5.
Provenance
Courtesy of the artist and Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago
Literature
Exhibition Catalogue, Nice, Musée d'Art Moderne et d'Art Contemporain; Valencia, Institut Valencia d'Art Modern, Jaume Plensa, 2007-08, n.p., another example illustrated
Condition
Colour:
The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate although the patina is darker in the original.
Condition:
This work is in very good condition. There is evidence of light oxidation in a few places.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Image: Courtesy of Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago
"[The letters in my sculpture] are completely random. I wanted to take the biological part of the text, the cell. One letter is like a cell. But with another it can compose a word, a word becomes a text, a text with a text becomes a culture. It's like our body, the little cells can compose something more complex, which is our body. Also very similar is a metaphor of a community, a single person seems nothing, but together with another person could make a family. A family with a family could make a neighborhood, a city, a country, a continent. It's a collage of small elements to make something bigger."
"[The letters in my sculpture] are completely random. I wanted to take the biological part of the text, the cell. One letter is like a cell. But with another it can compose a word, a word becomes a text, a text with a text becomes a culture. It's like our body, the little cells can compose something more complex, which is our body. Also very similar is a metaphor of a community, a single person seems nothing, but together with another person could make a family. A family with a family could make a neighborhood, a city, a country, a continent. It's a collage of small elements to make something bigger."
Jaume Plensa in conversation with Robert Michael Poole, Blouin Artinfo, 1 December 2014